Stoffer Inks Three-Year Extension with Geico

During the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, October 25-28, Pro Stock Motorcycle front-runner Karen Stoffer proudly announced that her team will continue to waive the Geico Insurance banner for years to come. Stoffer's team and Geico have extended their current marketing agreement for another three years.

"It's awesome. Geico is more than just a sponsor they are like family to us," Stoffer said. "It's really neat that Geico will be at all 23 events next year and will play a major role in the NHRA. The motorcycle class is an excellent platform for a company like Geico. It has a lot of value. This is a great opportunity for everyone."

Throughout the first two days of the event Stoffer qualified in the No. 9 spot with a run of 7.11 at 189 mph.

"We were the second fastest Suzuki of the weekend," Stoffer said. "My team did a great job putting us in a position to win. We had a great bike."

In round No. 1 of eliminations Stoffer suffered a time-out foul start, thus handing the win to No. 8 qualifier Angelle Sampey.

"I was thinking too much up there and just took a little too long staging," Stoffer said. "I had red-lit almost every round in qualifying and I was cautiously trying to stage in the perfect spot. All tracks have different rollout and I thought Vegas was a little tight. I had to do something to fix it for first round. It was a bummer for me that it took so long."

Stoffer now aims to finish the season on a high note at the upcoming Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals November 1-4, in Pomona, Calif.